Southern California has been at the forefront of many trends, from fashion to healthy diets. Health and well-being have become a cornerstone of Southern California culture, embracing foods that are good for the body and the planet. For many people in the region, vegetarianism has become a way of life and many restaurants have opened that cater to and celebrate the vegetarian diet.
Located in Los Angeles' trendy Silverlake neighborhood, Cru is a popular vegetarian restaurant featuring vegan and raw food cuisine. Renowned for its creative gluten-free and organic dishes, Cru offers a large menu full of healthy, meat-free appetizers, entrees and desserts. Chef Rachel Carr has created a menu inspired by the tastes of Italy, Japan, Tunisia, Thailand and India, using a huge variety of seasonal ingredients, including locally grown fruits and vegetables, nuts, whole grains and seeds. The dessert menu at Cru is especially popular, with decadent yet healthy sweets for health conscious diners.
Cru
1521 Griffith Park Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323-667-1551
crusilverlake.com
With two locations in Southern California, Real Food Daily is the Los Angeles' area premier organic vegan restaurant. Real Food Daily offers a large menu of balanced, healthy dishes made with 100 percent organic ingredients. Real Food Daily makes nearly all of its offerings from scratch, and the menu features everything from sandwiches to salads, vegan fettuccine Alfredo to Reuben sandwiches. A full-service juice bar makes custom juices from a large stock of ingredients, such as fruit, wheat grass and ginger.
Real Food Daily
514 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-451-7544
414 N. La Cienega Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
310-289-9910
realfood.com
Native Foods Cafe was opened 15 years ago by Chef Tanya Petrovna, a celebrated food author who has been featured on the Food Network. The cafe offers many familiar comfort-food dishes updated for vegan and vegetarian diners. Menu offerings include vegan buffalo chicken wings, soups, gyros and the original Scorpion burger, which is a blackened tempeh burger with chipotle sauce. Native Foods Cafe has been favorably reviewed by Zagat, "USA Today" and "Vegetarian Times" for its commitment to healthy, delicious and cruelty-free food. Native Foods Cafe has six locations around Southern California.
Native Foods Cafe
1775 E. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-416-0070
nativefoods.com
